Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
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Blue Jays beat Rays 5-1 to stay atop AL East, sending division race to season's final day
Toronto can clinch the division title and the best record in the AL by matching or beating the New York Yankees’ outcome against the Orioles in Sunday’s regular season finale.
The Blue Jays came into Saturday tied with the Yankees in the East. Toronto holds the tiebreaker after winning eight of 13 meetings.
New York’s 6-1 win over Baltimore meant the Blue Jays couldn’t clinch the AL East with a win. The Yankees have won seven straight and 10 of 11.
Ernie Clement had two hits, two RBI and scored twice as the Blue Jays improved to an AL-best 53-27 at home. Toronto is 70-4 when it scores five or more.
Yesavage (1-0) allowed five hits, four singles, and walked two. He threw 94 pitches, the most of his brief professional career. Yesavage threw 89 pitches in his final appearance at Double-A on Aug. 8.
Rays right-hander Joe Boyle (1-4) allowed four runs and five hits in five innings, his fourth straight losing decision.
Clement hit a two-out, two-run double in the second inning and Andrés Giménez followed with an RBI single.
Kirk homered into the second deck to begin the seventh, his 13th, connecting on Garrett Cleavinger’s first pitch.
Jonathan Aranda homered for the second straight game for Tampa Bay. Aranda, who was activated off the injured list Friday, homered off Yariel Rodríguez to open the sixth, his 14th.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Simpson grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Williams struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Fortes walked. |
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9th Inning | Mangum struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Domínguez relieved Nance |
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9th Inning | Clement at third base. |
Statistics
 TB |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 29 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 7 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 160 | Pitches | 130 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created | 3.1 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .241 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .333 | Slugging Percentage | .379 |
| .242 | Secondary Average | .241 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .313 |
| .631 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .692 |
| 2.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.4 |
| 16.0 | Batter Rating | 33.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 29.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 4.32 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.06 |
| .121 | Isolated Power | .138 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .108 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .094 |
| .030 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 70.5 | MLB Rating | 80.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 42,624 | Capacity:
2025 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto |
- | 68 | W4 | 0.5802469 | 94 |
 New York |
- | 68 | W8 | 0.5802469 | 94 |
 Boston |
5 | 73 | W1 | 0.5493827 | 89 |
| Tampa Bay |
17 | 85 | L4 | 0.47530866 | 77 |
 Baltimore |
19 | 87 | L3 | 0.46296296 | 75 |